These Ideal Vacuum Cube 6x12 inch blank plates without flanged ports are designed to fit our 6x6x12 vacuum cubes. These blank plates are built with our patent pending taper seal technology which incorporates sloped sealing features to help prevent damage to the vacuum sealing surfaces. These Vacuum Cube plates are CNC milled from a single block of lightweight 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy. This is the sale of a Ideal Vacuum Cube 6x12 inch blank plate only as a Glove Box only. (other plates, frame, and hardware are required and sold separately). Ideal Vacuum Cube Introduction Our Ideal Vacuum Cube is a modular high-vacuum chamber system, conceived to enable creativity and design flexibility in vacuum chamber system construction. Cubes can be stacked together into various shapes and configurations, with interchangeable plates offering a variety of features for connections, windows, and feedthroughs. Plates include 1/4"-20 mounting threads on a standard 1" optical pattern for easy connection of hinges, posts, mounts, lenses, polarizers, and other accessories.

This is a 6 x 6 x 6 inch bare vacuum Cube frame, the core of an Ideal Vacuum Cube modular chamber. It is machined from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum so there are no welds to leak or break. Inner frame dimensions are 4.1 x 4.1 x 4.1 inches. A Cube plate, with or without ports, is mounted to each of the six frame sides with 1/4"-20 stainless steel screws. The frame has drilled and tapped holes which accept the mounting screws. Once all six plates are installed, the chamber is complete. The plates can be removed, replaced, or reused as needed to reconfigure the chamber to new requirements. Mounting holes are reinforced with stainless steel inserts so Cube plates can be swapped without fear of damaging the frame.

This is a 6 x 6 x 12 inch bare vacuum Cube frame, the core of an Ideal Vacuum Cube modular chamber. It is machined from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum so there are no welds to leak or break. A Cube plate, with or without ports, is mounted to each of the six frame sides with 1/4"-20 stainless steel screws. The frame has drilled and tapped holes which accept the mounting screws. Once all six plates are installed, the chamber is complete. The plates can be removed, replaced, or reused as needed to reconfigure the chamber to new requirements. Mounting holes are reinforced with stainless steel inserts so Cube plates can be swapped without fear of damaging the frame.

This is a 6 x 6 x 6 inch bare hexagonal vacuum Cube frame, the core of an Ideal Vacuum Cube modular chamber. It is machined from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum so there are no welds to leak or break. The top and bottom are integral to the frame. A Cube plate, with or without ports, is mounted to the top, bottom, and each of the six frame sides with 1/4"-20 stainless steel screws. The frame has drilled and tapped holes which accept the mounting screws. Once all eight plates are installed, the chamber is complete. The plates can be removed, replaced, or reused as needed to reconfigure the chamber to new requirements. Mounting holes are reinforced with stainless steel inserts so Cube plates can be swapped without fear of damaging the frame.

This is a 9 x 9 x 9 inch bare vacuum Cube frame, the core of an Ideal Vacuum Cube modular chamber. It is machined from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum so there are no welds to leak or break. Inner frame dimensions are 7.1 x 7.1 x 7.1 inches. A Cube plate, with or without ports, is mounted to each of the six frame sides with 1/4"-20 stainless steel screws. The frame has drilled and tapped holes which accept the mounting screws. Once all six plates are installed, the chamber is complete. The plates can be removed, replaced, or reused as needed to reconfigure the chamber to new requirements. Mounting holes are reinforced with stainless steel inserts so Cube plates can be swapped without fear of damaging the frame.

This is a 6 x 12 x 12 inch bare vacuum Cube frame, the core of an Ideal Vacuum Cube modular chamber. It is machined from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum so there are no welds to leak or break. A Cube plate, with or without ports, is mounted to each of the six frame sides with 1/4"-20 stainless steel screws. The frame has drilled and tapped holes which accept the mounting screws. Once all six plates are installed, the chamber is complete. The plates can be removed, replaced, or reused as needed to reconfigure the chamber to new requirements. Mounting holes are reinforced with stainless steel inserts so Cube plates can be swapped without fear of damaging the frame.

This is a 6 x 6 x 12 inch bare hexagonal vacuum Cube frame, the core of an Ideal Vacuum Cube modular chamber. It is machined from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum so there are no welds to leak or break. The top and bottom are integral to the frame. A 6 x 12 in. Cube plate, with or without ports, is mounted to each of the six frame sides. The top and bottom accept 6 x 6 in. plates. Plates are mounted with 1/4"-20 stainless steel screws. The frame has drilled and tapped holes which accept the mounting screws. Once all eight plates are installed, the chamber is complete. The plates can be removed, replaced, or reused as needed to reconfigure the chamber to new requirements. Mounting holes are reinforced with stainless steel inserts so Cube plates can be swapped without fear of damaging the frame.

This is a 15 x 15 x 6 inch bare octagonal vacuum Cube frame, the core of an Ideal Vacuum Cube modular chamber. It is machined from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum so there are no welds to leak or break. Eight, side-mounted 6 x 6 in. Cube plates, and 15 x 15 in. octagonal top and bottom plates are mounted to the frame. Plates are mounted with 1/4"-20 stainless steel screws. The frame has drilled and tapped holes which accept the mounting screws. Once all ten plates are installed, the chamber is complete. The plates can be removed, replaced, or reused as needed to reconfigure the chamber to new requirements. Mounting holes are reinforced with stainless steel inserts so Cube plates can be swapped without fear of damaging the frame.

This is a 12 x 12 x 12 inch bare vacuum Cube frame, the core of an Ideal Vacuum Cube modular chamber. It is machined from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum so there are no welds to leak or break. A Cube plate, with or without ports, is mounted to each of the six frame sides with 1/4"-20 stainless steel screws. The frame has drilled and tapped holes which accept the mounting screws. Once all six plates are installed, the chamber is complete. The plates can be removed, replaced, or reused as needed to reconfigure the chamber to new requirements. Mounting holes are reinforced with stainless steel inserts so Cube plates can be swapped without fear of damaging the frame.

This is a 24 x 24 x 24 inch bare Ideal Vacuum Cube frame with door. The frame and door are constructed of 304L stainless steel. Each frame side is machined from a single stainless steel plate. The machined frame plates are welded together to form the completed frame. One side of the frame has a hinged stainless steel door with an opening of 21” x 21” and seals with an O-ring. After welding is complete and the door installed, the frame is fully leak tested. The other five frame sides accept twenty 12” x 12” Cube plates (four per side). Plates are mounted to the frame with 1/4"-20 stainless steel screws. Once all plates are installed, the chamber is complete. The door eliminates the need for individual fastener removal, allowing interior access in seconds.

This 6 x 6” Cube conductance limiting coupler kit allows two Cube frames to be tightly joined face-to-face on their 6 x 6” faces with a conductance-limiting orifice between them. A diagram of how to use this coupler is shown as the second image above. This kit consists of a 6061-T6 aluminum Cube conductance limiting frame coupler with two O-rings, several 304L stainless steel barrel type, coupling draw bolts, and the hardware and seal needed to mount a conductance limiting orifice insert plate. The frame coupler is sandwiched between the two Cube frames and acts just like a flange centering ring. The coupler makes the seal between the two Cube frames and uses the patented Ideal Vacuum Taper-Seal™ design. The draw bolts rigidly clamp the two Cube frames together.

This is a conductance limiting aluminum insert for the 6x6 Ideal Vacuum Cube 6 x 6 Conductance Limiting Coupler Kit (P108236). This insert has a 0.5 mm diameter orifice hole. An insert must be used with the conductance limiting coupler kit. The conductance limiting coupler kit combined with an orifice insert allows two chambers to be held at different vacuum levels with a slow flow of gas between them. Due to the long path length of the orifice relative to the orifice diameter, the gas exits the lower pressure side as a tightly focused beam. Applications include calibration of precision valves and flowmeters, residual gas analysis, and molecular beam spectroscopy.

This is a conductance limiting aluminum insert for the 6x6 Ideal Vacuum Cube 6 x 6 Conductance Limiting Coupler Kit (P108236). This insert has a 1.0 mm diameter orifice hole. An insert must be used with the conductance limiting coupler kit. The conductance limiting coupler kit combined with an orifice insert allows two chambers to be held at different vacuum levels with a slow flow of gas between them. Due to the long path length of the orifice relative to the orifice diameter, the gas exits the lower pressure side as a tightly focused beam. Applications include calibration of precision valves and flowmeters, residual gas analysis, and molecular beam spectroscopy.

This is a conductance limiting aluminum insert for the 6x6 Ideal Vacuum Cube 6 x 6 Conductance Limiting Coupler Kit (P108236). This insert has a 1.5 mm diameter orifice hole. An insert must be used with the conductance limiting coupler kit. The conductance limiting coupler kit combined with an orifice insert allows two chambers to be held at different vacuum levels with a slow flow of gas between them. Due to the long path length of the orifice relative to the orifice diameter, the gas exits the lower pressure side as a tightly focused beam. Applications include calibration of precision valves and flowmeters, residual gas analysis, and molecular beam spectroscopy.

This is a conductance limiting aluminum insert for the 6x6 Ideal Vacuum Cube 6 x 6 Conductance Limiting Coupler Kit (P108236). This insert has a 2.0 mm diameter orifice hole. An insert must be used with the conductance limiting coupler kit. The conductance limiting coupler kit combined with an orifice insert allows two chambers to be held at different vacuum levels with a slow flow of gas between them. Due to the long path length of the orifice relative to the orifice diameter, the gas exits the lower pressure side as a tightly focused beam. Applications include calibration of precision valves and flowmeters, residual gas analysis, and molecular beam spectroscopy.

This is an ISO-F 63 gate valve adapter plate kit for the 6 x 6 Ideal Vacuum Cube. This adapter allows the compact connection of an ISO-F 63 gate valve (with tapped mounting holes) to an Ideal Vacuum Cube™, without additional plumbing or fittings. The adapter consists of two plates. One plate has our patented Taper-Seal™ O-ring seal and is mounted to the Cube frame. The other plate is mounted to the gate valve’s threaded flange. An ISO 63 centering ring with O-ring is sandwiched between the two plates which are then screwed together to make the seal. This adapter kit can be used to isolate a turbomolecular pump from the chamber. It creates the shortest possible pumping path for maximum high vacuum performance.

This is an ISO-F 100 gate valve adapter plate kit for the 6 x 6 Ideal Vacuum Cube. This adapter allows the compact connection of an ISO-F 100 gate valve (with tapped mounting holes) to an Ideal Vacuum Cube™, without additional plumbing or fittings. The adapter consists of two plates. One plate has our patented Taper-Seal™ O-ring seal and is mounted to the Cube frame. The other plate is mounted to the gate valve’s threaded flange. An ISO 100 centering ring with O-ring is sandwiched between the two plates which are then screwed together to make the seal. This adapter kit can be used to isolate a turbomolecular pump from the chamber. It creates the shortest possible pumping path for maximum high vacuum performance.

Extra Long Ideal Vacuum Cube barrel type coupling draw bolts are used to join the frames of two Cubes when there is a plate adapter between them. A quantity of at least four draw bolts are needed to join two 6 x 6 x 6 Cubes. Larger Cube sizes require more draw bolts. This is a quantity of 1 extra long draw bolt with nut and made of 304L stainless steel.

This Ideal Vacuum Cube barrel type coupling draw bolt is used to join together the frames of two separate vacuum cubes to form a larger vacuum chamber configuration. A quantity of at least four draw bolts are needed to join two 6 x 6 x 6" Cubes. Larger Cube sizes require more draw bolts. This is a quantity of 1 replacement draw bolt with nut and made of 304L stainless steel. Use it as a replacement for a lost or damaged one.

This 9 x 9” Cube coupling kit allows two Cube frames to be tightly joined face-to-face on their 9 x 9" faces without any intermediate plumbing or fittings. Same sized Cube faces can be coupled. A 9 x 9 x 9” Cube frame can be directly coupled to another 9 x 9 x 9” frame. The coupling kit consists of a 6061-T6 aluminum Cube frame coupler with two O-rings, and several 304L stainless steel barrel type, coupling draw bolts. The frame coupler is sandwiched between the two Cube frames and acts just like a flange centering ring. The coupler makes the seal between the two Cube frames and uses the patented Ideal Vacuum Taper-Seal™ design. The draw bolts rigidly clamp the two Cube frames together.

This 12 x 12” Cube coupling kit allows two Cube frames to be tightly joined face-to-face on their 12 x 12” faces without any intermediate plumbing or fittings. Same sized Cube faces can be coupled. For example, a 12 x 12 x 12” Cube frame can be directly coupled to a 12 x 12 x 12” frame or a 6 x 12 x 12” frame, as long as they are coupled on the 12 x 12” side. The coupling kit consists of a 6061-T6 aluminum Cube frame coupler with two O-rings, and several 304L stainless steel barrel type, coupling draw bolts. The frame coupler is sandwiched between the two Cube frames and acts just like a flange centering ring. The coupler makes the seal between the two Cube frames and uses the patented Ideal Vacuum Taper-Seal™ design. The draw bolts rigidly clamp the two Cube frames together.

This 6 x 6” Cube coupling kit allows two Cube frames to be tightly joined face-to-face on their 6 x 6” faces without any intermediate plumbing or fittings. Same sized Cube faces can be coupled. For example, a 6 x 6 x 6” Cube frame can be directly coupled to a 6 x 6 x 6” frame or a 6 x 6 x 12” frame, as long as they are coupled on the 6 x 6” side. The coupling kit consists of a 6061-T6 aluminum Cube frame coupler with two O-rings, and several 304L stainless steel barrel type, coupling draw bolts. The frame coupler is sandwiched between the two Cube frames and acts just like a flange centering ring. The coupler makes the seal between the two Cube frames and uses the patented Ideal Vacuum Taper-Seal™ design. The draw bolts rigidly clamp the two Cube frames together.

This 6 x 12” Cube coupling kit allows two Cube frames to be tightly joined face-to-face on their 6 x 12” faces without any intermediate plumbing or fittings. Same sized Cube faces can be coupled. For example, a 6 x 6 x 12” Cube frame can be directly coupled to a 6 x 12 x 12” frame as long they are coupled on the 6 x 12” side. The coupling kit consists of a 6061-T6 aluminum Cube frame coupler with two O-rings, and several 304L stainless steel barrel type, coupling draw bolts. The frame coupler is sandwiched between the two Cube frames and acts just like a flange centering ring. The coupler makes the seal between the two Cube frames and uses the patented Ideal Vacuum Taper-Seal™ design. The draw bolts rigidly clamp the two Cube frames together.

This is a replacement 6061-T6 aluminum, 6 x 6" Cube frame coupler with O-ring seals only. This replacement frame coupler is part of the Cube frame coupling kit (P106870) that allows two Cube frames to be tightly joined face-to-face on their 6 x 6” faces without any intermediate plumbing or fittings. The complete coupling kit consists of this 6061-T6 aluminum Cube frame coupler with two O-rings, and several 304L stainless steel barrel type, coupling draw bolts (P107292). The frame coupler is sandwiched between the two Cube frames and acts just like a flange centering ring. The coupler makes the seal between the two Cube frames and uses the patented Ideal Vacuum Taper-Seal™ design. The draw bolts rigidly clamp the two Cube frames together.

This is a replacement 6061-T6 aluminum, 9 x 9" Cube frame coupler with O-ring seals only. This replacement frame coupler is part of the Cube frame coupling kit (P109030) that allows two 9 x 9 Cube frames to be tightly joined face-to-face without any intermediate plumbing or fittings. The complete coupling kit consists of this 6061-T6 aluminum Cube frame coupler with two O-rings, and several 304L stainless steel barrel type, coupling draw bolts (P1012249). The frame coupler is sandwiched between the two Cube frames and acts just like a flange centering ring. The coupler makes the seal between the two Cube frames and uses the patented Ideal Vacuum Taper-Seal™ design. The draw bolts rigidly clamp the two Cube frames together.

This is a replacement 6061-T6 aluminum, 6 x 12" Cube frame coupler with O-ring seals only. This replacement frame coupler is part of the Cube frame coupling kit (P109030) that allows two Cube frames to be tightly joined face-to-face on their 6 x 12” faces without any intermediate plumbing or fittings. The complete coupling kit consists of this 6061-T6 aluminum Cube frame coupler with two O-rings, and several 304L stainless steel barrel type, coupling draw bolts (P107292). The frame coupler is sandwiched between the two Cube frames and acts just like a flange centering ring. The coupler makes the seal between the two Cube frames and uses the patented Ideal Vacuum Taper-Seal™ design. The draw bolts rigidly clamp the two Cube frames together.

This is a replacement 6061-T6 aluminum, 12 x 12" Cube frame coupler with O-ring seals only. This replacement frame coupler is part of the Cube frame coupling kit (P1012248) that allows two 12 x 12 Cube frames to be tightly joined face-to-face without any intermediate plumbing or fittings. The complete coupling kit consists of this 6061-T6 aluminum Cube frame coupler with two O-rings, and several 304L stainless steel barrel type, coupling draw bolts (P107292). The frame coupler is sandwiched between the two Cube frames and acts just like a flange centering ring. The coupler makes the seal between the two Cube frames and uses the patented Ideal Vacuum Taper-Seal™ design. The draw bolts rigidly clamp the two Cube frames together.

This is an uncoated Ideal Vacuum Cube adapter plate that converts a 9 x 9 Cube frame opening to one centered 6 x 6 inch opening. The 6 x 6" opening accepts any 6 x 6 Cube plate, greatly expanding porting options for pumping and feedthroughs, or viewing options. The plate is machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and is uncoated for bakeout to 150°C, the limit of the Viton sealing O-ring. Kit includes:9 x 9 to one centered 6 x 6 adapter plateOne Viton O-ring for 9 x 9 Cube Plate (P1010490)One Viton O-ring for 6 x 6 Cube plate (P107295)Twenty-four 1/4"-20 x 5/16" long SHCS mounting screws, P1013341 (includes 8 spares)Features:Allows a 6 x 6 plate to attach to a 9 x 9 frame side

NOT COMPATIBLE WITH COPPER GASKETS. USE ONLY WITH VITON CF GASKETS! This is an Ideal Vacuum Cube 9 x 9 inch plate with one CF 6.0" port. The plate is machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and powder coated blue. This Conflat CF ported plate has 5/16-24 UNF tapped holes for mounting a turbo pump or CF flanged tubing. This plate's Conflat port requires eight (8) 5/16-24 x 1.0" long, silver-plated, 12 point bolts (P1012250). The CF port is not compatible with metal gaskets. Use only Viton seals (P104343). Cube baseline vacuum is 1 x 10 Torr. Features:9 x 9 plate6061-T6 aluminumBlue powdercoatSingle CF 4.5" port with 5/16-24 UNF tapped holesInternal optical breadboard

This is an uncoated Ideal Vacuum Cube adapter plate that converts a 12 x 12 Cube frame opening to two 6 x 12 inch openings. The 6 x 12" opening accepts any 6 x 12 Cube plate, greatly expanding porting options for pumping and feedthroughs, or viewing options. The plate is machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and is uncoated for bakeout to 150°C, the limit of the Viton sealing O-ring. Note that this Cube adapter plate is thicker than other plates (to maintain plate rigidity) and therefore uses 1/2" long socket head cap screws for mounting to the 12" x 12" frame side. The 6 x 12 plates mount with the usual 1/4"-20 x 5/16" long screws. Kit includes:12 x 12 to two 6 x 12 adapter plate

This is an uncoated Ideal Vacuum Cube adapter plate that converts a 6 x 12 Cube frame opening to two 6 x 6 inch opening. The 6 x 6" openings accept any 6 x 6 Cube plate, greatly expanding porting options for pumping and feedthroughs, or viewing options. The plate is machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and is uncoated for bakeout to 150°C, the limit of the Viton sealing O-ring. Kit includes:6 x 12 to two 6 x 6 adapter plateOne Viton O-ring for 6 x 12 Cube Plate (P108339)Two Viton O-ring for 6 x 6 Cube plate (P107295)Thirty-six 1/4"-20 x 5/16" long SHCS screws for plate mounting, P1013341 (includes 8 spares)Features:Allows two 6 x 6 plates to attach to a 6 x 12 frame side

This is an uncoated Ideal Vacuum Cube adapter plate that converts a 12 x 12 Cube frame opening to four 6 x 6 inch openings. The 6 x 6" openings accept any 6 x 6 Cube plate, greatly expanding porting options for pumping and feedthroughs, or viewing options. The plate is machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and is uncoated for bakeout to 150°C, the limit of the Viton sealing O-ring. Kit includes:12 x 12 to four 6 x 6 adapter plateOne Viton O-ring for 12 x 12 Cube Plate (P108428)Four Viton O-ring for 6 x 6 Cube plate (P107295)Fifty-six 1/4"-20 x 5/16" long SHCS mounting screws, P1013341 (includes 8 spares)Features:Allows four 6 x 6 plates to attach to a 12 x 12 frame side

This is an uncoated Ideal Vacuum Cube adapter plate that converts a 12 x 12 Cube frame opening to a single, centered 6 x 6 inch opening. This adapter plate also has four KF-25 ports located in the corners of the plate. The 6 x 6 opening accepts any 6 x 6 Cube plate, greatly expanding porting options for pumping and feedthroughs, or viewing options. The plate is machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and is uncoated for bakeout to 150°C, the limit of the Viton sealing O-ring. SInce a bulkhead KF fitting does not have a flange, the KF-25 ports on this adapter plate use KF bulkhead clamps and cannot use a standard KF clamp. Bulkhead KF clamps are secured to the plate with screws. To attach a KF flanged component to the KF bulkhead fitting, use a standard KF-25 centering ring (P101243) and bulkhead clamp (P108102 or P104599).

This is an uncoated Ideal Vacuum Cube adapter plate that converts a 12 x 12 Cube frame opening to one centered 6 x 6 inch opening. The 6 x 6" opening accepts any 6 x 6 Cube plate, greatly expanding porting options for pumping and feedthroughs, or viewing options. The plate is machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and is uncoated for bakeout to 150°C, the limit of the Viton sealing O-ring. Kit includes:12 x 12 to one centered 6 x 6 adapter plateOne Viton O-ring for 12 x 12 Cube Plate (P108428)One Viton O-ring for 6 x 6 Cube plate (P107295)Thirty-two 1/4"-20 x 5/16" long SHCS mounting screws, P1013341 (includes 8 spares)Features:Allows one 6 x 6 plate to attach to a 12 x 12 frame side

This is an Ideal Vacuum Cube 6 x 6 inch Mini Vacuum Chamber. The chamber is 2.5" tall, and accepts any 6 x 6 inch Cube plate. A KF-16 bulkhead port is machined into one side. The plate is machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and is uncoated for bakeout to 150°C, the limit of the Viton sealing O-ring. It has an internal 3.0" x 3.0" optical breadboard for mounting test items or fixtures. The back of the chamber has 1/4-20 threaded holes on 5 x 5 inch centers for mounting the chamber. SInce a bulkhead KF fitting does not have a flange, this type of connection cannot use a standard KF clamp. Bulkhead KF clamps are secured to the plate with screws. To attach a KF-16 flanged component to the KF-16 bulkhead fitting, use a standard KF-16 centering ring (P101242) and bulkhead clamp (P108101 or P104598).